2004 PORSCHE 911 GT3 center

A,
D-$witch forreading light
on
driver's/
passenger's side

B -
Interior lightswitch

C -
Orientation lightswitch

E -
Orientation light

Interior lights

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Please observe thechapter "LOADSWITCH-
OFF AFTER TWOHOURS ORFIVE DAYS" on
Page 152.

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Interior
light,reading lights

Switching off

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Press lefthalf ofswitch.

Switching tocontinuous illumination

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Press righthalfofswitch_

Switching onand offautomatically

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Move switch tocenter position.
The lights are
switched on
when adoor is
unlocked oropened orwhen theignition keyis
withdrawn fromtheignition lock.
The lights are
switched off
with adelay ofap-
prox. 30seconds afterthedoor isclosed.
The light goes outimmediately assoon asthe
ignition keyisinserted inthe ignition lockor
the vehicle islocked.
Orientation
light

Light-emitting diodesinthe doors andinthe
interior lightimprove yourorientation insidethe
vehicle whenitis dark.
The light-emitting diodesareswitched onwhen the
vehicle isunlocked andswitched offagain when
the vehicle islocked.

Light-emitting diodeinthe interior light

Changing thebrightness ofthe light-emitting
diode:

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Press switch Cwith apointed object(suchas
a ball-point pen).
The brightness changes.

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Footwell Lights

The lights areswitched onautomatically whena
door isopened andgoout with adelay ofapprox.
30 seconds afterthedoor isclosed.

Switching tocontinuous illumination

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Press therocker-switch symbolinthe center
console. Indicator lightcomes on.
The lights between thesun visors andthedoor
guard lightsareswitched onadditionally. The
lights areautomatically switchedoffafter approx.
12 minutes inorder tosave thevehicle battery.
The lights canbeswitched backonbypressing
the rocker switchagain.

Switchinglightsoff

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Press theindicator lightinthe rocker switch.
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TurnSignal /
Headlight Dimmer/Flasher Lever

Turn signals, lowbeam andhigh beam areready
for operation whentheignition ison.

1 -
Turn
signal left
2 -
Turn signal right

3 -
High beam

4 -
Headlight flasher
Lever incenter position -
Low beam When
highbeam andheadlight flasherareselect-
ed, the blue indicator lightinthe tachometer islit.
The turn signal leverturns offautomatically when
the steering wheelisstraightened outafter com-
pleting aturn.

Lane changer

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Toindicate yourintention whenchanging lanes
on the freeway, slightlyliftordepress thelever
to the resistance point.
The lever willreturn tothe OFF position when
released.

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Ifthe frequency ofthe display becomes notice-
able faster, checktheoperation ofthe turn sig-
nal bulbs.

Headlight flasher

(With ignition onoroff)

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Toflash theheadlights tooncomming motor-
ists, slightly pullthelever toward thesteering
wheel andthen release it.
The blue indicator lightinthe tachometer will
go on/off asyou pull/release thelever.
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Storage inthe Passenger
Compartment

A
Warning!
Unsecured luggageandheavy objects may
come looseduring braking, rapiddirectional
changes orinan accident andcause serious
personal injuryordeath.

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Donot transport anyheavy objects inthe
storage trays.

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Donot carry unsecured luggageorobjects in
the passenger compartment.

Additional storagepossibilities

- Inthe door panel,
- inthe door sillonthe passenger side,
in the center console,
- clothes hookonback ofseats,
- pocket onback ofseats.

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Glove
compartment

A
Warning!
Risk ofinjury bythe glove compartment lidin
case ofan accident.

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Keep theglove compartment closedwhiledriv-
ing.
Opening

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Pull thecatch andopen thelid.

Locking

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Lock thecatch tosecure thecontents against
unauthorized access.

Cassette tapeplayer

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Caution!
To avoid damage tocassette tapeplayer and
tapes.

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Use only cassette tapesofgood quality, hav-
ing nodamage.

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Avoid usingtapes withatotal playing timelong-
er than 90minutes.
Longer tapesarenotrecommended because
of the thinner crosssection ofthe tape.

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Besure thatthetape isnot slack andthat the
label isfirmly secured onthe shell before in-
serting thecassette intotheplayer.

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Have thetape firmly wound around thetape by
turning thehub with apencil orsimilar items.
Be careful nottotouch theexposed tapesur-
face.

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When notinuse, take thecassette outofthe
player, putitback intoitscase andstore it
away fromdust, magnets anddirect sunlight.
Leaving thecassette tapeonthe dashboard in
the sun can damage thetape.

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Keep theplayback head,capstan andpinch
roller clean.

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Remove tapecoating residueaccumulated on
the head, capstan andpinch rolleronceor
twice amonth.
A cleaning tape,which candothis, should be
available inaudio stores.

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Donot oilany part ofthe tape player anddo
not insert anyobject otherthanacassette
tape intotheslot.

Compact discplayer

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Caution!
To avoid damage tocompact discplayer and
discs.

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Use only compact discslabeled asshown, hav-
ing nodirt, damage orwarpage.

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Never attempt todisassemble oroil any part of
the player unit.
Do not insert anyobject otherthanadisc into
the slot.
Remember therearenouser-serviceable parts
inside thecompact discplayer.
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Donot allow thedisc tosustain anyfinger-
prints, scrapes orstickers onthe surfaces.
This maycause poorsound quality.
Hold thedisc only onthe edge orcenter hole.

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When notinuse, take thedisc outofthe play-
er, put the disc back intoitscase andstore it
away fromdust, heat,damp anddirect sun-
light.
Leaving thedisc onthe dashboard inthe sun
can damage thedisc.

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Ifthe disc gets dirty, clean thedisc bywiping
the surfaces fromthecenter tothe outside in
a radial direction withasoft cloth.
Do not use aconventional recordcleaner or
anti-static recordpreservative.
Disc cleaners areavailable inaudio stores.

RoofTransport System

Follow theseparate instructions forfitting
the Roof Transport System.

Fitting commercially availableluggageracksis

not
possible.
The
Porsche RoofTransport System
allowsthe
transport ofvarious sportsandhobby equipment.
Your authorized Porschedealerwillbepleased to
inform youabout themany usesofthe Roof Trans-
port System.
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A

Warning!
Risk ofan accident, lossofcontrol anddam-
age tothe vehicle.

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Completely removetheRoof Transport Sys-
tem before usinganautomatic carwash.

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Fitthe side support elements ofthe basic car-
rier only inconjunction withthetransverse sup-
porting pipes.

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The permissible useableloadof165 Ibs
(75 kg), thepermissible totalvehicle weight
and thepermissible axleloads mustnotbe
exceeded. Please observe thechapter "WEIGHTS" on
Page 186.
Items ofluggage mustnotproject substantially
beyond theside ofthe load area.
Distribute loadevenly, withheavy itemsaslow
as possible.
Every itemmust befixed andsecured tothe
basic carrier witharope orlashing strap(do
not use elastic rubbertensioners).

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Before everyjourney, andatregular intervals
during longtrips, check thatRoof Transport
System andload aresecure.
Retighten ifnecessary andsecure additionally
by locking.
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Inthe loaded state,adjust maximum speedto
the nature, sizeandweight ofthe load being
carried.
In no case, however, shouldyoudrive atmore
than 90mph (140 km/h).

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With thebasic carrier installed andnoload, do
not exceed amaximum speedof110 mph
(180 km/h) sincedriving stability willbead-
versely affected.
Adapt yourdriving styleandspeed tothe
changed conditions.
Nevertheless, Porscherecommends thatyou
do not exceed theposted speedlimit.

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Driving, brakingandsteering behavior ofthe
vehicle change duetothe higher center of
gravity andthegreater wind-resistant area.
You should adaptyourdriving styleappropri-
ately.

Note

Since fuelconsumption andnoise areincreased
with theRoof Transport Systeminstalled, itshould
not remain onthe car ifit is not inuse.

Screwinassembly aid
for
vehicles
without
Porsche

Ceramic
Composite Brake

3. Slightly slacken thewheel boltsofthe wheel to
be changed.
4. Raise thecar until thewheel liftsoffthe
ground. Please observe thechapter "LIFTING THEVE-
HICLE WITHALIFTING PLATFORM ORGARAGE
LIFT" onPage 148.
Screw
in
two
assembly aids
for
vehicles
with
Porsche
Ceramic Composite Brake

5. Remove 1or 2wheel bolts(seerespective
illustration). Removeassembly aidsfrom tool
kit and screw ininstead ofthe wheel bolts.
Remove theremaining wheelbolts.
6. Take thewheel offand putanew wheelan. 7.
Please observe thechapter "WHEEL BOLTS"
on Page 150.
Screw inwheel bolts;remove assembly aids
and screw inthe remaining wheelbolts.Initially
tighten boltsindiagonally oppositesequence
so that thewheel iscentered.
8. Lower thecar completely.
9. Tighten wheelboltsindiagonally opposite
sequence.

Immediately afterchanging awheel, usea
torque wrench tocheck theprescribed
tightening torque(130Nm/96 ftlb.).
Note

The tools required forchanging awheel (e.g.jack,
wheel boltwrench) arenotsupplied withthecar.
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Adjusting Headlights

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Please observe thechapter "LIGHTS, REPLAC-
ING BULBS" onPage 162.
Adjustment
The adjustment ismade withthevehicle readyto
drive andthefuel tank completely filled.
The driver's seatmust beloaded byaperson ora
165 Ibs.(75kg)weight andthetire pressures
must meet theprescribed values.
After being loaded, thecarmust berolled afew
meters sothat thesuspension cansettle. For
checking theheadlight adjustment, theverti-
cal position ofthe cutoff ofthe lowbeam (seefig.)
has tobe projected onavertical screen(wall)in
distance of7.5 mfrom thefront lensofthe head-
lamp.
The correct position ofthe cutoff is5cm at7.5 m
(0.4°) below ahorizontal line,xcm from ground to
the center ofthe headlamp lens. Lateral
adjustment ofthe headlights shouldbe
carried outataspecialist workshop withanoptical
adjustment unit.

Distance

Visual aimshall beperformed atnot less than
7.5 m(this value isarounded downconversion
from the25-foot distance typicaloffield aimusing
a screen). The7.5mdistance ismeasured from
the headlamp lenstothe viewing screen.

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